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controller console by aligning the arrow on the handle cable
connector with the arrow on the mating front panel connector
and inserting it into the front panel receptacle.
4
. BLADE INSERTION AND CALIBRATION
The sterile, disposable blade/hub assembly includes a magnetic
interface. The blade/hub should automatically seat fully into
the Disposable Handle with zero force required when the
blade/hub assembly is placed into the mating portion of the
Disposable Handle. In the unlikely event that the hub does not
fully seat, simply manually press the hub into handle until the
blade is firmly seated as shown. NOTE: The handle should be
in the “OFF” position before inserting the blade.
5
. USING THE HEMOSTATIX THERMAL SCALPEL
With the console powered ON, the handle attached and a blade
inserted into the handle, VERIFY that the console display reads
70°
C.
With the handle switched OFF, the blade temperature can be
elevated or lowered in increments of 10° C by using the UP ‘
▲
’
or
DOWN ‘
▼
’ arrows on the side of the handle, or the front of
the
controller unit, or by using the optional footswitch pedals
(See
Optional Footswitch Controls). The handle temperature
controls
work only when the handle is switched OFF.
Slide the
yellow
handle ON/OFF switch to the ON position to
expose
the tangerine-colored dot. The handle is now activated and
the
blade will be heated to the displayed temperature setting.
To activate the thermal COAG mode, depress the blue Thermal
COAG switch on the top of the handle. The blade temperature
will approximate 300° C in the thermal COAG mode.
NOTE: The handle must be energized for the COAG switch to
work.
Blade Fully Seated
Blade Partially Seated
Gap
If there is a pause during blade insertion, an error message
may appear. Simply remove the blade assembly and reinsert.
Once the blade is successfully inserted into the handle, the
controller unit will begin calibrating the blade. Calibration
should be completed within 10 seconds. If calibration is
successful, the controller unit will display a message
indicating that the blade has been calibrated.
NOTE: DO NOT use any type of instrument (e.g. hemostats)
to insert the blade into the handle as this would damage the
blade’s imprinted circuitry and render it inoperable.
NOTE: Accurate calibration can only be achieved if the blade
is at room temperature when it is inserted into the handle. If
the blade becomes accidentally dislodged from
the handle,
turn the handle OFF, dip the blade in sterile water to cool it
to room temperature, and then reinsert it.
If calibration is not successful, an error message will appear on
the controller
unit’s display. In that case, remove the blade and
re-insert it into the handle in one continuous motion. If the
controller unit continues to display an error message that the
blade is not calibrated, insert another new blade repeating steps.
If calibration with a second blade is not successful, then the
controller unit is unable to read the blade via the handle. Replace
the handle and reinsert a blade.
